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Re: m9300t Vista w/ cablecard BIOS - Is it safe to perform a BIOS UPDATE. (3352 Views)
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m9300t Vista w/ cablecard BIOS - Is it safe to perform a BIOS UPDATE.

‎01-01-2009 05:35 PM

I have a m9300t which is cablecard ready and it is my understanding that there is a special BIOS on it to enable DRM and the ATI external tuner w/ cablecard.

 

QUESTION: There is  a BIOS update released by HP in early DEC/2008... just one version, I have not seen any "cable ready" update...

 

Would it be safe for me to perform the BIOS update without loosing the cable reception I enjoy today?

 

I am affraid the new BIOS would overwrite the special BIOS pre-loaded at HP during manufacturing.

 

If that is the case, HP would need to release two versions of each BIOS update: one normal version and one "cable ready" version, at least for the owners of already "cable ready" purchased computers. 

 

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Re: m9300t Vista w/ cablecard BIOS - Is it safe to perform a BIOS UPDATE.

‎01-01-2009 06:11 PM

Would also like to know the answer to this & related question.... How do you know if you NEED this BIOS update or not?
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‎01-02-2009 01:39 AM

It's one of those if it's not broke don't fix it issues for me.Updating the bios will not hurt the setup you have now or remove anything that's already setup/installed.It will not set the bios back.If your not having issues I don't see any reason to do so.These are the the updated fixes:

 

  • Updates Hardware Diagnostic Tools to v4880.05
  • Resolves issue with the system hanging when 7GB of RAM is installed.
  • Improves support for newer processors.
  • Resolves issue with the system appearing to hang during restart if an HP Personal Media Drive is connected.
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    ‎01-27-2009 06:34 PM

    I ran the bios update that i found on the drivers page for the m900t.  after install my computer only recognizes 2 of the 4 cores. any help would be great.

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    Re: m9300t Vista w/ cablecard BIOS - Is it safe to perform a BIOS UPDATE.

    ‎01-27-2009 09:47 PM

    Interesting... I have done the update and I still was able to use my ATI external digital cable card... and when I press CTRL+ALT+DEL, start task manager and select the performance tab I can see all 4 cores...

    The only difference for me is that after power on the HP blue screen does not show up anymore, just the black screen with the devices... and YES, I had set up test off in the BIOS...

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